Hamas 'ready for truce' following fighting with Israel

Hamas is ready to agree to an Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel, its military wing has said in a statement.

Hamas was committed to halt three days of fighting, "as long as the occupation [Israel] stops this aggression", said the al-Qassam Brigades.
Eight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza since Monday. Several Israelis have been hurt in a hail of rocket fire from Gaza.
It is the worst flare-up of violence between the two sides for months